Salary and Benefits

Salary

Benefits

The St. Luke’s graduate medical education program offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Residents who have successfully completed the St. Luke’s residency program and moved into practice have commented that the cost of living in the Lehigh Valley is lower and they found that they had more buying power than in the large cities.

Current Salary Structure

Post Graduate Year

Current Salary

FY20 with 2% Increase

PGY-1

$57,974

$59,133

PGY-2

$61,502

$62,732

PGY-3

$63,969

$65,248

Note: Salaries effective July 1, 2019. Salaries start in PGY-1 and correspond to the number of years in the resident’s chosen program.

For the academic year 2019-2020, the PGY-1 salary is $57,974 plus benefits

Insurance

Choice of health care plans for residents and their dependents

Dental insurance for the resident and his/her dependents (after six months of employment)

Life insurance equal to the yearly salary

Long-term disability insurance (after six months of employment)

Option to purchase short-term disability insurance

Malpractice insurance

Paid Time Off

15 days vacation for residents yearly

Two personal days yearly

Sick time will accrue at a rate of one day per month

Education

Book allowance - $550 per year

Payment of licensing and examination fees required for advancement in the program

Conference and Travel Allowance

Funding up to $2,000 for a conference in the last year with the approval of the Program Director and Chief Academic Officer

One additional conference yearly with a $1,500 stipend when a resident at any level of training has a paper accepted for presentation at a meeting

Other Benefits

iPad mini for Epic use

Prescription plan for the resident and dependents

Free meals on-call

Free on-site covered parking

Three free lab coats

Employee assistance program

Child development center provides day care for hospital employees’ children at competitive rates (adjacent to St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem Campus)